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BJP5 Self-Check 5.26: scannerAverage3

Language/Type: Java input Scanner
Author: Marty Stepp (on 2019/09/19)

Write code that prompts for three integers, averages them, and prints the average. Make your code robust against invalid input; if the user types a non-number, re-prompt with the same prompt message. (You may want to look at the getInt method discussed in Chapter 5. You can call that method in your solution if you like.) Here is an example dialogue: 

Type an integer: 5
Type an integer: 2
Type an integer: 17
Average: 8.0
Type your solution here:


This problem asks for bare code. Submit a fragment of Java code as described. Do not write any class or method heading around your code; just write the lines of code that will produce the result described.

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